Charles Xavier’s original five X-Men have a long history of advocating for, or executing, a genocide. We’re talking sentient races here. Jean and the D’Bari obviously, Cyclops and the Skrulls, Archangel and the whole human race at one point. Honestly it makes Beast’s unpleasantness on Terra Verde seem almost quaint. Not wanting to be left…
A lot of people will be upset about the Morph we are spending the episode with. Those people need to remember that we are a podcast named after a Bendis event. Here’s your reminder to go read Christiana Strain’s Gen X. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men vol 3 #14 Generation X #1-2 (ResurrXion) Generation X…
As a boy born in 1991, my first, most vivid exposure to yearning was, of course, the relationship between Rogue & Gambit. It was nearly Evanglical in a way my parents would approve. These two are so dang horny for one another but to touch would destroy everything. Just like the youth pastor said… Anyway,…
I don’t watch anime. It’s nothing against it but I wasn’t a Toonami kid when I was growing up and now there’s just too many hours in the day. I am aware of a new (?) popular (?) anime called Attack On Titan where I think dudes fight skinless Goya looking monsters. Anyway that’s what…
Shinobi Shaw should have been a big deal right? Instead he’s always getting into it with teenagers. The dude just needs to chill. Ranked This Episode: Child’s Play: X-Force/New Warriors X-Men Annual #3 Generation X Annual Vol 1 1995 (Mondo)
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Who is doing it like Victor LaValle? Honestly, the guy walks right into comics and says “listen nerds, I’m going to make you go WILD for a Sabretooth book”. And, deciding not to make it easy on himself, throws Nekra in the mix. The man is a monster and we’re better for it. Here’s a…
The X-Men are always infighting. That’s why we love them. But this episode posits that maybe sometimes they fight versions of the original five X-Men as a bit? We’re committed to it. Also in this episode? A lot of talk about Tipper Gore. Ranked This Episode Uncanny X-Men #106 X-Men 2099 #8-11 (Zhao) Uncanny X-Men…
It’s time, finally, the reason we started this show! Zack finally gets to talk to someone about X-Men 2099. Get ready for the critical reevaluation of the century. Ranked This Episode: X-Men 2099 #1-3 (The Gathering) X-Men 2099 #16-20 (Halloween Jack) X-Men 2099 #21-25 (2099 A.D. [After Doom])
Remember when Whilce Portacio jumped onto Uncanny X-Men and made everything look like the coolest thing that ever happened? He made us think Malcolm and Randall were something. It takes skill and the dude still has it. So why not check out what Whilce and Brian Haberlin are doing in X-Men Legends #6. It’s a…
Adam was busy so Zack called up Connor Goldsmith from Cerebro to talk about the Age of Apocalypse. Shocking no one, there’s a mean lady that Connor has no choice but to stan. Ranked This Episode: Factor X Weapon X X-Calibre
Once again, Jordan D White, Senior Editor on the X-Men books, joins us to talk about what all happened last year and what all is going to happen this year. Also, oddly enough, a bit about the event Battle Of The Atom and where the heck you can find Raze.
Zack’s going on vacation so he decided to torment Adam and himself by spending a whole episode talking about Ultimatum. What a bad comic. Ranked This Episode Ultimatum Ultimate X-Men #98-100, Requiem #1 (Ultimatum) Ultimate X-Men #26-33 (Return Of The King)Ā
We don’t actually go to Long Island on this one, but we got to the island of Madripoor. We’re all Madripoor down here. Ranked This Episode: Generation X #53-54 Wolverine #1-3 (The Black Blade) X-23/Daken: Dark Wolverine: CollisionĀ
In 1997, Toy Biz released a line of action figures called “X-Men: Monster Armor” where the X-Men got cool Halloween costume looking snap-on accessories. This had no basis in any other piece of X-Men media, but that was the toy industry for you. I must assume Si Spurrier spent his life working to get a…